xXx: Reactivated

I watched the other XXX films and really enjoyed them. Yes you know its going to be a 'daft' movie and not something to take seriously.. a bit of fun. Something to turn your brain off to watch.

With this movie you would need to remove your brain to watch. Its just to stupid for words. I have not seen this silly kind of kung-fu action in ages and its so dated now. Its something you would have watched back in the 80's and even then it was laughable.

We all know these action figures do the impossible and survive but these people can put super heroes to shame just like in the latest fast and the furious its gone to far and we now have superheros instead of just heroes. I think if this trend continues instead of Tom Cruise dangling from ropes in mission impossible he could just hover there instead.

Also what is with all the scantly dresses women all over the place and some parts I thought I was watching some soft porn movie rather than an action movie. I am a red blooded male and love women as much as any man but come on do we need it rammed down our throats all the time its cheesy, sleazy and not needed and getting very boring.

I could only think Vin Diesel who I enjoy watching in movies such as the first fast and furious movies (before they got silly) and stuff live pitch black has got desperate for some money to be in this.

This film tells the story of a group of daredevil people who possess skills and courage that are unrivalled. They are recruited by secret government operation to recover a device that is capable of bringing down satellites from its orbits.

The first "xXx" got me amazed and captivated by the unbelievable action scenes. The scene of Vin Diesel skiing down an avalanche is still vividly my mind after over ten years. This sequel surprisingly manages to outdo the first film, which is a marvelous feat. In fact, every scene outdoes the previous one. Just when I thought the first scene of Vin Diesel skiing down a jungle is impressive, then come scenes of surfing on motorcycles, and even fights in a zero gravity environment. The director does such a good job in making action even more exciting by great camera angles. The racially diverse cast is another point to be praised. I loved every bit of the film, and I can't wait for the next film!

This makes one of the bad Bond movies look like pure gold. The only saving grace was Nina Dobrev, who gave us some humour. Only the good guys can shoot, only good guys know martial arts, The enemy is all trained at the Scouts. The acting was average at best and the script was woeful, some of the lines were so corny. Only watch if you need to waste time.

I went to the movie as a way of waiting for my kid who was seeing a different movie, my wife came with me. I honestly was not expecting anything buy explosions, impossible stunts and a bad story. Boy was a wrong, what we got was 2 explosions, stunts that should not be in any movie because they are not possible by any shape or means in real life, and a story that was far worse than i originally expected. The acting and script were really bad to boot.

I guess they took the Michael Bay philosophy, i.e. who needs story and script when you can dazzle them with action and stunts, but you really cant.

I cannot make up my mind if most of America is really dumb in liking this stuff, or they just manage to switch off their intelligent part of their brain when they do, i seem to be unable to switch off however.

There is no story build up in this movie - and the action scenes are unbelievable ~ aka too many bulls#it and impossible unrealistic sequence. The "glorification of Xander Cage" is way too arrogant to a point that your passion and interest for the character simply fades away.

After the movie, I have less respect for the character that Vin Diesel plays. If you are the type that likes to watch the action sequences; you might enjoy this.